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  • How one Indian village is lighting the way in green energy drive

    April 09, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Hengbung, Manipur

    A first-of-its-kind renewable energy system in Hengbung, India, creates hydropower with solar pumps to prevent the community from experiencing prolonged power outages during extreme weather. At the same time, the project is increasing India’s renewable energy capacity.

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  • Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

    April 09, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Every year, investors who are shareholders in publicly-traded companies have the chance to vote on proposals that shape the way the companies address issues like climate change. Whether or not they pass, climate-related proposals send a clear message about the problems activist investors want to see addressed which can spur action.

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  • Grand Rapids' major effort to fundamentally reform behavioral health services becoming a model for others

    April 09, 2023 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Organizations like Network 180 are working to pair social workers with law enforcement to answer 911 calls to redirect those in need of care away from jail or emergency rooms, where people experiencing a mental health crisis are often sent. The group has also helped establish a peer respite center and a separate space for psychiatric patients at an area emergency room. These efforts are all done to establish a continuum of care in local behavioral health services, providing alternatives to incarceration and inpatient treatment.

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  • BikeAthens Provides Transportation Equity

    April 08, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Athens’ poverty rate is 28.8%, making it difficult for some locals to afford cars and other means of transportation. BikeAthens donates bikes to those in need, hosts “Fix Your Own Bike Nights” and teaches classes on bike safety and how to ride to provide residents with an accessible means of transportation. The nonprofit donates about 100-120 bikes each year.

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  • Confronting Your Fears in Virtual Reality Therapy

    April 08, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Virtual reality is being used to facilitate exposure therapy to help people with post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias by immersing them in virtual simulations to confront the problem at hand. Given its effectiveness, researchers and developers like XRHealth Inc. and BehaVR are working to make virtual-reality therapy more accessible by providing at-home treatment options.

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  • Amsterdam's 'Smart' Blue-Green Roofs Reduce Urban Flooding

    April 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The city of Amsterdam funded a blue-green roofs program to reduce both flooding and the urban heat island effect. The water collection system stores and releases rainwater, the variety of indigenous plants increase biodiversity, and the connected digital network allows them all to be controlled remotely.

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  • Crisis Response Team takes collaborative approach to mental health crises

    April 07, 2023 |

    The Frederick News-Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Frederick, Maryland

    The Frederick Police Department’s Crisis Response Team combines law enforcement with paramedics and mental health professionals to respond to calls. The team can showcase each person’s expertise as needed, providing more individualized care when responding to mental health emergency calls.

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  • How Local Groups Worked to Increase Youth Civic Engagement Ahead of Chicago's Runoff Election

    April 07, 2023 |

    WTTW-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Ahead of Chicago's runoff municipal election, organizations such as GoodKids MadCity and Chicago Votes targeted youth voters with nontraditional events such as fashion shows and art installations, hosted youth-led candidate forums, and helped young residents get set up with IDs and driver's licenses needed for registration. Turnout among voters age 18 to 24 increased by 32 percent between the February election and the April runoff.

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  • After 50 years, this Vancouver immigrant services agency is busier than ever

    April 07, 2023 |

    Vancouver Sun |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an immigrant services agency that connects immigrants with the resources they need to adjust to life in Canada. The group helps an average of 73,000 people each year from more than 150 countries and provides assistance in finding affordable housing, English language training, career and social services and accessing care for seniors.

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  • Peer Court Keeps Youth Accountable, Removes Shame and Stigma

    April 07, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Marin County's Peer Solutions program is a youth court designed to help keep students out of the juvenile justice system. In addition to attending personal development classes and completing volunteer hours, teens in the program attend "hearings" where other participants act as the jury to facilitate discussions around accountability and ways to move forward.

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